Immigration has always been a topic that has sparked a lot of controversy both in the United States and abroad, and lately it has become a topic of even more scrutiny. As such, GRF Esmeralda’s talk comes at a very fitting time. Wanting to become informed about this important subject, I attended the talk and came away with certainly a few more insights into better the situation of immigrants. One of the most interesting things that I picked up was just how much the Dream Act was intentionally designed to present undocumented immigrants in a favorable light. From it’s appeal to the idea of the American Dream to highlighting the innocence of undocumented children, the act sets up so many positive images that I can imagine it would have been hard to vote against. Another aspect of the situation of undocumented immigrants that Esmeralda brought up and I found intriguing was its parallels to the situation of blacks during the Civil Rights movement. In addition to having restricted rights due to their illegal status, immigrants are also usually of a different race than the majority in the U.S., and therefore I think there is a lot of merit to the comparison and hopefully some solidarity between the groups can be found because of it. Ultimately, after hearing this talk I believe that although the situation for adult migrants is still debatable, for those that crossed the border as children, America is their only country, and it’s hard to argue they should not be allowed integrate into American society.